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哈尔滨市2014高考英语阅读理解、动词短语精讲讲练（30）及答案 Hospitals not only treat infections — they can also cause them. In the United States alone, the number of infections in hospitals is estimated at close to two million each year. About one hundred thousand patients die. A new government report notes that very little progress has been made in reducing what are called health care-associated infections. The most common are infections of the urinary tract(尿路, surgical site and bloodstream. Many infections have been increasing even as hospitals have made efforts to improve. About forty percent of all health care-associated infections are linked to the use of catheters. A tube is placed inside the body to collect urine（尿液）, so the patient does not have to get out of bed. But the latest report says urinary tract infections after surgery increased more than three and a half percent. It says catheters should be used only if necessary. Another way to prevent infections is to give patients antibiotics before surgery. Doctors are advised to give them within the hour before the operation. Patients who get antibiotics earlier than one hour are more likely to get an infected surgical wound. Also, doctors are advised to discontinue the antibiotics within twenty-four hours after the surgery. The report says longer than that is usually not necessary. It can increase the risk of antibiotic resistance. Kathleen Sebelius is secretary of health and human services. She noted that racial and ethnic minorities were less likely to have insurance and less likely to get the treatments they needed. She called the report numbers troubling. But she also said the health care reforms passed by Congress will improve the quality of care for all Americans. She said the new law will reward quality over quantity of care, creating a system that prevents diseases before more costly treatment is required. 49.What do we learn about healthcare-associated infections from this passage? A. It is a new disease that is discovered b